Police in Mangochi have seized 1,100 litres of liquid petroleum from two separate incidents.

Mangochi Police Station Public Relations Officer, Amina Tepani Daudi, has confirmed this.

Daudi says the first seizure was done when Police officers intercepted a vehicle transporting 520 liters of fuel without a permit and promptly arrested the driver, Steven Ajasi, 45.

She added that in a separate incident, police discovered another 580 liters of fuel stored in 29 jerrycans in a suspiciously parked Toyota Sienta.

However, the owner escaped leaving the fuel behind.

Meanwhile, Investigations are ongoing to apprehend the second suspect.